ERIC Number: EJ857983
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Publication Date: 2009-Sep
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Lydia J. Roberts's Nutrition Research and the Rhetoric of "Democratic" Science
Jack, Jordynn
College Composition and Communication, v61 n1 p109-129 Sep 2009
This article examines nutritionist Lydia J. Roberts's use of the "democratic approach" as a rhetorical strategy both to build solidarity among scientists and to enact participatory research in a rural Puerto Rican community. This example suggests that participatory scientific methodologies are not necessarily democratic but may function rhetorically to serve nondemocratic purposes. (Contains 3 figures and 7 notes.)
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Educational Strategies, Nutrition, Standards, Participatory Research, Rural Areas, Puerto Ricans, Scientific Methodology, Scientists, Females, Democratic Values, Persuasive Discourse, Career Development, Politics of Education
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